REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE WORKSHOP ON PRIVACY TRENDS

Privacy Trends: Complying With New Demands

Tuesday, October  22, 2002

Privacy has now become a major issue in Canada in both the public and private sectors.  Three provincial Privacy Commissioners in Canada will address the status and importance of privacy to organizations.  The relevance of privacy in Canadian life has been spurred on by the Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which covers the private sector in Canada. This law came into effect on January 1, 2001 and will be applicable to all jurisdictions in Canada as of January 1, 2004, either through laws passed in the provinces or under the federal legislation.   New technologies are emerging as enhancers of privacy and playing a significant role in how Canadians protect their privacy. How does this relate to current privacy law requirements in Canada and how can technology protect Canadians’ privacy?

The evolution of e-government programs in government has accentuated the importance of privacy even further.  The Treasury Board of Canada recently announced that Privacy Impact Assessments must be conducted for all e-government program implementations.  How will privacy play into all these developments? 

Schedule of the  Seminar and Training Session. 
Privacy Trends: Complying With New Demands
Tuesday, October  22, 2002
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 101 Lyon Street, Ottawa

PowerPoint Highlights from the October 22, 2002 Seminar and Training Session

Sponsors
Riley Information Services and co-sponsors.

Privacy: Today's Business, Tomorrow's Law
Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario .

Québec's Private Sector Legislation on the Protection of Personal Information
Jennifer Stoddart, présidente, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec .

Privacy & Security: The Good the Bad and the Ugly!  
Peter Hope-Tindall, dataPrivacy, Toronto

Data, Privacy and Internet Security (5 MB)
Don Waugh, President & CFO of E-witness Inc, Toronto .

Privacy and Existing Technologies
Michael Krushnisky, Vice President, PRIVASOFT, Privacy Compliance Solutions, Casselman .

Primer on Compliance for the Private Sector
Murray Long, Murray Long and Associates Inc., Ottawa .

Privacy Impact Assessments and E-Government
Ross Hodgins, Senior Policy Analyst, GOL, CIO Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat .

Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
Michael Power, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP, Ottawa .

PIAs: Selected Practical Considerations
Jean-François LUC, Mgr, Partnership and Policy Development, Health Canada .

Privacy and E Government
Guy Herriges, Manager, Access and Privacy, Office of the Corporate Chief Strategist, Management Board Secretariat, Government of Ontario .